MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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